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methyl 1 carbon ethyl 2 carbons propyl 3 carbons 2-methyl propyl- butyl 4 carbons pentyl 5 carbons hexyl 6 carbons benzyl benzene ring heptyl 7 carbons octyl 8 carbons nonyl 9 carbons methanoate 1 carbon ETHEREAL ETHEREAL ? ethanoate 2 carbons propanoate 3 carbons ? 2-methyl propanoate 4 carbons, branched ETHEREAL ? butanoate 4 carbons ? pentanoate 5 carbons ETHEREAL ? ? hexanoate 6 carbons benzoate benzene ring ? heptanoate 7 carbons ? ? salicylate from salicylic acid ? ? octanoate 8 carbons phenylacetate benzene ring + 2 carbons none! ? nonanoate 9 carbons ? cinnamate benzene ring + propenol ? decanoate 10 carbons ? ? ? ? ? STRONG Esters Table of esters and their smells from the carboxylic acid (second word) from the alcohol (first word) MINT BALSAMIC OIL YLANG- YLANG NUTS “GREEN” WINTERGREEN STRONG JASMINE JASMINE DIFFERENT PEOPLE PERCEIVE DIFFERENT AROMAS! Produced by James at jameskennedymonash.wordpress.com. Visit website for more infographics. Free to use!
